mesoderm
[ mez-uh-durm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˈmɛz əˌdɜrm, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /
noun Embryology.
the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.
OTHER WORDS FROM mesoderm
mes·o·der·mal, mes·o·der·mic, adjectiveWords nearby mesoderm
mesocolopexy,
mesocord,
mesocranic,
mesocratic,
mesocyclone,
mesoderm,
mesodiastolic,
mesodont,
mesodontism,
mesoduodenum,
mesoepididymis
Example sentences from the Web for mesodermal
The paired oviducts and vasa deferentia are, as we have seen, mesodermal in origin.
The mesodermal elements thus added to the enteric entodermal tube consist of connective tissue and muscular fibers.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity |George. S. Huntington
British Dictionary definitions for mesodermal
mesoderm
/ (ˈmɛsəʊˌdɜːm) /
noun
Derived forms of mesoderm
mesodermal or mesodermic, adjectiveMedical definitions for mesodermal
mesoderm
[ mĕz′ə-dûrm′ ]
n.
The middle embryonic germ layer, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm, from which connective tissue, muscle, bone, and the urogenital and circulatory systems develop.
Other words from mesoderm
mes′o•der′mic adj.Scientific definitions for mesodermal
mesoderm
[ mĕz′ə-dûrm′ ]
The middle of the three primary germ layers of the embryos of vertebrates and other complex animals. In vertebrates, the mesoderm gives rise to the muscles, bones, cartilage, connective tissue, blood, blood and lymph vessels, dermis, kidneys, and gonads. The mesoderm develops during gastrulation from either the ectoderm or the endoderm. The embryos of simpler animals lack a mesoderm. Compare ectoderm endoderm.